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101. Proper 22

Job 1:1-5, Job 2:1-10, Hebrews 1:1-14, Hebrews 2:5-18, Mark 10:1-12, Mark 10:13-16

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John R. Brokhoff

... two people of the opposite sex have a union of heart and mind. 4. Like (v. 15). To enter the kingdom of God is not to be a child nor to be childish. A person enters the kingdom "like" a child. There is an innocence, openness and a receptivity on the part of a child that a person wanting to enter the kingdom of God must have. A child is ready to believe and trust what an adult says. Children eagerly believe myths such as Santa Claus and the tooth fairy. They readily obey without questioning. Old Testament ...

102. Fishing Buddies

John 1:35-42, John 1:43-51

Sermon

James Merritt

... new believers come to Christ through a friend or an acquaintance with an established relationship who explains the good news on a one-on-one basis. The best fishermen not only go to where fish are, they go to where fish bite. The people who will be most receptive in the long run to your witness, to your testimony, and to your influence are those people with whom you have an existing relationship. We see this put into action in the next two verses. "One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was ...

103. Wedding Day

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... celebratory drink before the wedding? The rule of thumb is that if the rehearsal goes with great precision then watch out for what will happen at the wedding. If something does not happen at the wedding proper there is a good chance it will happen at the reception. The fact of this should let us breathe a little easier, knowing with all our human frailty that there will certainly be some surprises. So it should not be a big surprise when we attend a wedding and see the ring bearer go screaming out the side ...

104. Ministering When You Are Not Welcome

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

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David R. Cartwright

... who were more accepting. The bottom line is to preach the gospel to them also whether they will accept it or not. Say the same thing to these people. "God's kingdom is coming." Then if they won't accept you, leave that place, and find one that is more receptive. A retired minister once put it this way, "Don't continue fishing in a pond where no one has caught a fish for years." The way Jesus put it was much more dramatic. "Wipe off the dust that clings to your feet." Leave the outcome to the judgment of God ...

105. Making Sure Our Robes Are Washed

Revelation 7:9-17

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J. Howard Olds

... groom found no humor in the prank whatsoever. He climbed out, toweled off, and proceeded to punch one of his buddies in the mouth with his fist. Several fights broke out. When order was finally restored, $25,000 dollars worth of damages had been done to the reception hall and the groom spent his honeymoon, not in the arms of his bride, but in the local emergency room. Claypool said that he happened to be standing by the bride’s father when things settled down. In a deep lament the father said, “When I ...

106. Loosening Up for Better Production

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

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J. Howard Olds

... , too crusty for seed? God's seeds grow better if the soil of the heart is cleared." So let our prayer be, “Plow me and till me and loosen up the hard places of my life that I may be receptive to the seed of your work and become capable of bearing much fruit. The crop produced in receptive soil is nothing less than miraculous. Normal crop production in Jesus' day would be four, ten, at the most, fifteen fold of what is sown. This productive soil, the power of God's germinating spirit, yields a harvest of ...

107. The Time of Preparation and the Time of Fulfillment

Matthew 11:2-12

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Mark Trotter

... pressure because of terrible decisions that he had to make. He didn't want to make them. He didn't know which way to turn. One day he was invited to give a speech in another town. His host arranged a little reception before the event in his house so that he could meet some people. During the reception the host said, "You look weary and tired. Would you like to escape from all of this chatter and be by yourself?" He said, "Yes." He was taken upstairs to a sitting room, where there was a fire in the fireplace ...

108. Miss Donna

John 1:29-42

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James W. Moore

... do exciting things that without Donna, John would likely never get to do – things like the zoo, the museum, the Galleria. A few months ago, Donna's husband died in his sleep. Little John came to the funeral to support his friend Miss Donna in her grief. At the reception in the Hines Baker Room after the memorial service, John stood beside Donna and held her hand. She had been there for him and now he was there for her. He would not leave her side. It was a beautiful moment and people in the room had tears ...

109. The Will

Mark 13:1-31

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Arley K. Fadness

... m to inform the Farges family of the results? Okay — well, thanks, Frank. I’ll get right on it. Oh, boy. (to receptionist on intercom) Tell the Farges folks that I’ll be with them in fifteen minutes or so. Scene 2 (In the law firm’s reception room. Receptionist is seated at a desk and Jen is sitting in a chair, filing her nails and rapidly chewing gun. Carl enters.) Carl: Hello, Jen — long time no see. Jen: (coolly) Hello, yourself, Carl. What’s this meeting all about? And what for? Carl: What ...

110. Mark 1:1-8

Mark 1:1-8

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Leonard Sweet

... that John the Baptizer can offer a promise as profound as the “forgiveness of sins.” Mark attests to the fact that John’s words hit a receptive chord and his baptizing activity was accepted, even embraced, by a significant portion of the population. The “Judean countryside” and “the people of Jerusalem” were receptive and responsive to his message. Half a century later Josephus found John the Baptizer sufficiently significant to mention his activities in the official historical record. Mark ...

111. The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

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King Duncan

... remind you that Christ can cleanse you of all your sins . . .” This was expressed not in judgment, but in a pure message of love. “Pray for me,” Susan said. “I don’t know what kind of reception I will get.” When she returned from New Orleans, my friend asked her about the reception she got. “It was wonderful,” Susan said while tears suddenly started flowing down her face. “It was miraculous almost,” she said. “I had just enough gift bags, and all the girls were so appreciative.” The ...

112. For the Hearing Impaired

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty. He put another parable before them, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.’” (Matthew 13:23-24, ESV) This is the heart that is receptive to the Word of God and hears it. It is responsive to the Word of God and understands it and is reproductive of the Word of God, because it bears fruit. This is what keeps bringing the farmer back to the field and the fisherman back to the ...

113. The Council at Jerusalem

Acts 15:1-21

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... , though they thought of him still as the king of Israel from whose kingdom the Gentiles would be excluded unless they accepted its law (cf. 1:6). 15:6–7a The initial meeting described in verse 4 may have been intended as no more than an official reception, and none of the leaders may have wished to debate the central issue on this occasion. Instead, the gathering may have been dismissed to allow the leaders to discuss the matter in private (v. 6). Galatians 2:1–10 may be Paul’s own account of this ...

114. Body

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... the aorist subjunctive in the protasis and the present indicative of echō (have) in the apodosis, the latter expresses a possession that an individual already has had (or not had) all along (cf. 1 John 2:1; Matt. 5:46; John 6:53), not just reception immediately consequent upon the action of the protasis. On the concept of the dwellings in the heavenly Jerusalem (John 14:2; cf. Michael Chyutin, “The New Jerusalem: Ideal City,” DSD 1 [1994], pp. 71–97). On Mark 14:58, whose authenticity can scarcely be ...

115. Made Alive in Christ

Ephesians 2:1-10

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... , in the form of an acrostic, the letters that spell out the word: Forsaking—All—I—Take—Him! One side of faith is passive: it is “forsaking all.” As such, it implies surrender before God, a willingness on the part of an individual to be open and receptive to God’s grace. This, in a sense, also is a gift from God, because one’s natural tendency is to be closed and unreceptive to God. The other side of faith is active: “Forsaking all,” I take him. Those who are willing to receive God’s ...

116. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians' Faith

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... conjunction gar). The subject they is indefinite—anyone at all might have reported what was happening in Thessalonica. This is how the missionaries heard of their own part in the story—what kind of reception you gave us—from the lips of others. The unusual expression literally means, “What kind of entrance we had.” It implies a warm reception and, again, suggests the familiar Pauline metaphor of the open door (cf. Acts 14:27; 1 Cor. 16:9; 2 Cor. 2:12; Col. 4:3). The best part of the story, however ...

117. By Faith

Hebrews 11:1-40

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... is in 4:3. The noun “rewarder” (misthapodotēs) occurs only here in the NT, but the related noun “reward” (misthapodosia) is found in 2:2; 10:35; and 11:26 (but only in Hebrews). 11:7 The word underlying warned (chrēmatizō) is a technical term for the reception of divine oracles. It appears in Hebrews also in 8:5 and 12:25. Behind in holy fear is the Greek verb eulabeomai, which occurs only here in the NT. One meaning of the word is “to be afraid” or “concerned,” but here it may well mean ...

118. Herod and Hometown Misunderstand Jesus’ Identity

Matthew 13:53-58, Matthew 14:1-12

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... , bring news of John’s death to Jesus, which returns the story line from this flashback about John’s death to Jesus and his Galilean ministry. Teaching the Text 1. Jesus’ miraculous power signals his messianic identity but does not guarantee acceptance and reception. The accounts of how people respond to Jesus and his kingdom actions (see 11:2–5) make it clear that although they see the same thing when they observe what he does, they construe it quite differently. In each of these stories people see ...

119. More Parables of the Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:21-25

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... ; so now is the time to open our hearts and minds to its truths. Understanding the Text The basic theme for the parables in this chapter has already been established in 4:1–20: hearing and obeying the word of God by making certain that we are receptive to the kingdom truths. In the four parables that follow in 4:21–34 this is explored further in two ways. First, the lamp and the measure (vv. 21–25) add material to verses 10–12 and tell more about the purpose of parables: through them the present ...

120. “Love Your Neighbor”

Luke 10:25-37

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... as deliberately shocking as if a Southern preacher before the Civil War had set up a black hero to shame the pillars of white society. 10:34 brought him to an inn and took care of him. A Samaritan had good reason to be cautious of the reception that he might meet in a Jewish inn (presumably in Jericho), but this traveler’s evident familiarity with the innkeeper (10:35) suggests that he was a regular visitor whose wealth no doubt outweighed his dubious racial origin. Even so, he was a brave man, since ...

121. The Burnt Offering

Leviticus 1:1-17

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... cf. Lev. 1:9 above) that pacifies his anger and makes him inclined to grant favor. The burnt offering can also be used primarily to seek God’s favor when no particular sin is in view (see below). All of this shows God’s receptiveness to human petition. Teaching the Text With burnt offerings, the entire animal was burned to ashes. There were daily burnt offerings every morning and evening (Exod. 29:38–41), but Leviticus 1 describes a freewill offering. The purpose of the burnt offering is not explicit ...

122. Proverbs of Solomon

Proberbs 10:1--22:16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... 12:26) with the “way of righteousness” (12:28), which leads not simply to a long and full life but even to an unending life (literally “no death”; NIV “immortality”; see also Waltke 2004, 518). 13:1–25 · Following an introductory proverb affirming the receptivity of the wise (13:1), Proverbs 13:2–6 briefly takes up themes of the previous chapter, linked by the repetition of “appetite, soul” (Hebrew nepesh, which occurs four times in 13:2–4). One’s words can fill one’s life with ...

123. Paul in Ephesus

Acts 19:1-22

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to them, and they are “baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus” (19:5), and then the Holy Spirit comes on them (19:6). Luke makes it clear that to receive the Spirit, one has to be “baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.” The reception of the Spirit is then equated with submission to the lordship of Jesus. In the summary statement that follows (19:8–10), Paul again faces opposition from those who oppose “the Way” (19:9). Significantly, it is through his ministry in Ephesus that “all the Jews ...

124. Paul’s Arrival at Jerusalem

Acts 21:17-26

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... and the Proclamation of God’s Kingdom (21:17–28:31) 21:17–23:35 Review · Paul’s arrest and imprisonment in Jerusalem:Luke’s account of Paul’s arrival at Jerusalem reflects both the warm welcome Paul receives and the tension that lies behind his reception (21:17–26). First, Luke emphasizes that “the brothers and sisters received [them] warmly” (21:17). As in the past, Paul and his companions go to James and the elders and report to them what God has done among the Gentiles (cf. Acts 14:27 ...

125. The Coming of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... for dignitaries like the emperor, the leaders of the city, along with the whole population, would go out to meet him, and then upon his return to the city there would be a great reception with songs, cries, and sacrifices. The pomp and ceremony at Christ’s coming (parousia) is beyond compare. The end result is that we will be with the Lord forever. Paul does not state where we will be with the Lord, but the previous argument implies that the believers, living and ...

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